Evolving Port

Port Melbourne and Fishermans Bend continue to change. Houses are changed or demolished and new forms of housing take their place. Port Houses records some of these changes.

Sunday, September 18, 2016

166 Dow St, Port Melbourne

June 2017Completion and a new life.

August/September 2016Shortly after the planning permit was approved, the house was demolished. Construction began soon afterwards with the two townhouses taking shape rapidly (18 September 2016)Bob York, a former resident of both 164 and 166 Dow St has kindly shared these photographs and some of the history of the house.

166 & 164 Dow St photo: Bob York c1956

164 with 166 Dow St in the background c1967 photo: Bob York

21 June 2016Approval was given for an amended planning application for 'construction of two double storey townhouses, including two double garages and swimming pool' (source: City of Port Phillip planning permit register 635/2015/A)7 October 2015Application no 635/2015 has been lodged for the construction of two (2) double storey dwellings and rear garages with studios. (source: City of Port Phillip planning permit register)28 August 20131166 Dow St, Port Melbourne is for sale. What's your pick: a redevelopment opportunity or an unusual - for Port - family home? Port Houses will keep an eye on it.The house, and its neighbour 164, was built by Claude Plumridge. His business was the Ideal Drum & Cask Company. His son Stan played footy for Port and was named at full back in the Port Melbourne Football Club Team of the Century.

166 Dow St, Port Melbourne

December 1999Then owners of 166 Dow St submitted to the Port Phillip Council when it was preparing Planning Amendment C5 that 164 and 166 Dow St be removed from the heritage overlay as they were non-contributory buildings. The submission was supported by the Council and the Panel considering the amendment.

About Port Houses

Port Melbourne has a great diversity of housing from different periods. Port Houses takes an interest in dwellings of all kinds as well as debates about planning in Port Melbourne and environs.

Port Houses attempts to record every house demolished in Port Melbourne and what replaces it. Port Houses also records the vegetation present on a site before demolition, and what replaces it.

More recently, Janet has been documenting development sites in Fishermans Bend and Montague.

Janet was appointed to the Fishermans Bend Development Board in 2018. She is an active member of the Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society.

She has a Masters in planning from RMIT, a background in history studies and a period from 2004 to 2012 as Sandridge Ward Councillor on the Port Phillip Council. She was Mayor of the City of Port Phillip in 2006 and 2007.

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If you have photos or information that would add depth and interest to Port Houses, please contact me at janet.bolitho AT gmail.com